Cattle horn trainer



Feb. 13, @351 5 2,541,226

CATTLE HORN TRAINER Filed Jan. 5, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet l m A? Z Reuben F. Ellis INVENTOR.

lTT/IPMEYS FEB). 13, 1951 ELLIS 2,541,226

CATTLE HORN TRAINEI Filed Jan. 3, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 vwvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv 37 I Reuben F 5/05 3mm 50 15 gig? tegral eye 22 which 100 sely surrounds a collar 23 supported on the screw I6 within the yoke I5, whereby the collar is freely rotatable on said screw. The inner ends of the bars pass freely,

. iii-the eye 22and these elements then positioned" in the yoke I5, whereupon the screw I6 is inserted in said yoke. The wing nuts 26 are adnow ready to adjust, which is done by screwing the wing nuts against the sides of the take-up block 2|. These nuts are adjusted until the desired pulling stress is placed upon the horns. It

in opposite directions, through bores 24 in the 5 will be observed that the longitudinal axis of the block and have heads 25 on their inner ends. pulling stress is constant through the take-up The bars are screw-threaded and receive wing I8, the horn nuts and their cotter pin I4; thus, nuts 26 which engage opposite sides of said block. there are, no ofiset or divergent lines of force so The bar 20 has a hook 21 on its outer end whic far as the pulling stress of the trainer is conengages in the eye I! of the nut II. 7 l0 cerned. I

I By observing Fig; 1, it will be apparent that In Figs. 9 to 13, inclusive, I have shown a modiupon tightening the wing nuts 26, the bars [9 fied form horn trainer which is preferable to the and 20 are drawn inwardly, thus placing a pull-- form shown in Figs. 1 to 8, inclusive. Where the ing stress on the tip ends of the horns which elements of the two forms are substantially alike, causes them to yield inwardly and grow in a dethe same reference numerals will be used and sired shape. The wing nuts can be tigh ened the description will not be repeated. 7 from time to time to compensate the growth. BY I In this form, the horn nuts I0 and I I both have arranging the bars I9 and ZIJso that they have'a 'eyes15 and-the rods I9 and each have a hook free inward sliding movement, no resistance is 21 at the outer end thereof engaging in one of ofiered to an inward movement of each horn and 20 the eyes. Instead of the wing nuts 26, I use hex- ,thus, if the wing nuts are not adjusted at the agonal nuts 31 screw-threaded upon the bars "proper intervals, the inward growth of the horns against the opposite flat sides of the .block .21. will not be impeded and drooping or misshapen In order to fasten these nutsagainst'accidental horns will not result. Owing to the permanent or unintentional displacement, suitable set screws pivoting of the take-up to the horn nut I0, the'25 38, preferably of the recessedpolygonal socket trainer cannot be lost if the hook 21 should betype, are countersunk therein transverse to .the come disengaged from the eye II. axes of the nuts and tightened against the threads H In ord p p 1111161101115 for r et of the bars; This obviates the necessity of up- P In d I PTOVlde f 'e 0 2 setting the endsof the bars, as in; Fig. 1, to preillustrated in Fig. 8. The tool includes a 13110730 venmoss of the nuts r. V p which h a Screw-threaded bore In ap iyin thetrainer, the nuts Ill and H are Whlch forms a (116 for cutting the Screw threads secured on the horns as described in connection on t horn to receive e threads of the bores with Fig. 1. After the nuts Ill-and II are'secured Z- A auger 3| is provided w h a screwthe rod I9 is hooked into the eye I 5' with-the Phreadefi shank 32 engagmg ji f block 2| movedalong said rod farenough to re- 7 4 S ih fii i g i :1 ceive the end of the rod 20- when the latteris 2f 1 333 3 2 58 figg g zzg i z z hooked to theeye of the :nut I I. "Theblock is I r I D V r then' centrally ad usted and the nut 31 screwed auger 3| 1S reduced and formed with a bit 34 ex- .onto the rod B r y ad usting the nuts -31, the tending from the shank. The bit extends across desired stress ma b r l y e placed on the horns. After an opening 35 in the block and has free passage the adjustment is made the screws t through transverse pilot openings 36 disposed I .are'fse r r The simplicity and symmetrical structure of the diametr cally of the bore 30. trainer is Ver V V y advantageous. It'will be=noted i applymg the trainer to the horns of an thatthe horn nuts Ill and I I are elongat d vermal, it is first necessary to cut screw threads on 4.5.

the horns The auger 3' of the tool 28 is tically suificient to reduce the-thickness-of their I p annular walls and, except for their inwardlyextracted so as to withdraw the bit 34 from the tend. i a ing eyes I5, are smooth andround. This bore 30 or said auger may be entirely removed. t V s ructure reduces their projection from thesur- The tool is then placed on the horn which is refacesvof the horns ff "1 but ceived in the bore 30. The bore is of such size t n e it "u fi m as-to locate the tool, a few inchesinwardly from u e Q c z f ig J? S s; By 1 the point of the'tip. By rotating the tool with pms e i -m a wrench, screw threads are out into the horn ag 2 caug. 3 mg t L u k .and said tool is rigidly held on the horn. The I f? 5 15 re ease. 'f 3" "auger is then rotated to bore a transverse hole b on g g and 1S gulch supemor.to an q j 'in the horn; afterwhich the auger is retracted ifigg gg fig sfigf" an 9 i m m .and-the tool unscrewed from the horn. l f I" V1,: The horn nuts m ,mdv H are screwed onto the r The foregoing description of the invent on is horns s0 thatthe openings I3. register with holes f g g fa i 3 i :which have been-made in the horns. 'In boring S 5 r an ma ena as We as 111. .5 a1 5 r the holes in the horns, some care must be exerof t illustrated constructionmay be .fcisedin locating the sameso that when the open- ,'Within the scope. of the appended m without ngs 13 are alined therewith, the yoke I5 and the pfi r m 311 5 of z i 'eye I'I, will be'properly'positioned. After the V a calm an 9511150 secure .3. e 8Y5 horn nuts-have been screwed into position, the. Patent 8 I f i cotter pins I4 are inserted and spread. This A cattle horn trainer including. a r of manner of fastening thehorn nuts is important horn nuts having Screw-threaded taperedboresr because the animal cannot displace them by each having eye, -11 barspivotaliy drawing a horn across a fence wire, a treelimb g g the ye of t nuts, a a ru ckm or other obstruction. The collar 23 is next placed 70, wh he bars are d a d so e. s

engaging the block, the block being between the nut on each bar and thepivotal connection of i said bar. g uding, a pair-of '2. A cattle horn trainer incl as she e i g; igirrfl i i iit? take-up bars pivotally connecting the nuts, a take-up block in which the bars are slidable, nuts on the bars engaging the block, the block being between the nut on each bar and pivotal connection of said bar and fastenings extending through the horn nuts and through the horns when the nuts are applied.

3. As a sub-combination in a horn trainer, a

' horn nut having a tapered bore having conventional screw threads and holes alined transversely of said bore, and an eye integral with the nut.

4. A cattle horn trainer including, a pair of horn nuts each having a tapered screw-threaded bore and diametrically opposed medial holes, keys extending through the holes of the nuts, each horn nut having an integral eye at one side, a pair of bars having hooks at their outer ends engaging in the eyes, a take-up block having smooth bores extending therethrough receiving the inner ends of the bars, and nuts on the inner ends of the bars engaging opposite sides of the block, whereby the bars are free to move longitudinally through the block in opposite directions.

5. The method of training animal horns which includes, screw-threading the tip ends of the horns to be trained, boring holes through the threaded portions of the horns, screwing nuts onto the threaded portions of the horns, passing fastenings through the nuts and the holes in the horns, connecting the nuts and placing the horns under a pulling stress, and thereafter increasing the pulling stress of the horns.

REUBEN F. ELLIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,334,200 Weston Mar. 16, 1920 1,836,830 Achenback Dec. 15, 1931 2,445,891 Staunt July 2'7, 1948 

